Jul
30
Pine Tree High School Teacher Attends Law Seminar
July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
By CHARLOTTE STEWART , Longview News Journal Education isn’t merely taking facts from a book and presenting them to students for Pine Tree High School teacher Candee Collins. Teaching social studies means instilling into students the responsibility of citizenship and the knowledge to fulfill that responsibility. Collins spoke about why she attended a Teachers Law [...]
Jul
29
Pine Tree Works to Keep Swine Flu Away
July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Adapted from an article by CHRISTINA LANE , Longview News Journal Though local school officials say they aren’t expecting a swine flu outbreak, they are making a pre-emptive strike by thoroughly cleaning campuses before opening in August. Pine Tree ISD continues monitoring the H1N1 virus, and officials are in constant contact with the local health [...]
Jul
28
Teachers Mix Learning, Fun in Classroom Decor
July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Adapted from an article by ANGELA WARD , Longview News Journal While students are enjoying the lazy, hazy days of summer, local teachers are looking to take kids’ imaginations under the sea, out West or through the jungle. It might be just decorations, but some teachers take decorating walls and bulletin boards seriously. Business has [...]
Jul
25
Teacher Goes Homeless For A Day
July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
By ShaVonne Herndon, CBS19, click to view story. Keeta King works with students at Pine Tree High School in the Community in Schools Program. At the House of Hope she is learning how to better connect with homeless students in the district. She got her first eye opening experience one night last week when she [...]
Jul
21
Student Code of Conduct Finalized for New School Year
July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment
By RANDY ROSS, Longview News Journal The Board of Trustees for PTISD approved a change to the student code of conduct allowing school officials to consider mitigating factors, such as disabilities and a student’s record, when a student is disciplined. James Skeeler, the district’s director of student services, said some students with disabilities were placed [...]
Jul
21
Pine Tree Teens Volunteer to Help Feed Hungry
July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment
While many teenagers were spending their summer working on their tans or advancing to new levels of video games, siblings Darin and Jessica Siu were volunteering. Darin, who recently celebrated his 14th birthday, and Jessica, 17, have been working at the Longview Community Ministries Food Box every Wednesday since summer break began. They help stock [...]
Jul
18
Teens Come Together to Rehabilitate Homes: World Changers visit Longview
July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Adapted from an article by GLENN EVANS, Longview News Journal Ahhh, summer camp — meeting friends from far places, snuggling in a sleeping bag, roofing. Roofing? For thousands of teens nationwide, including more than 100 coming to Longview today, ripping rooftops and nailing down fresh shingles in the summer sun is a big part of a [...]
Jul
18
Board Accepts Superintendent Whitaker’s Resignation
July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Adapted from an article by Randy Ross, LNJ The Pine Tree Independent School District Board of Trustees accepted former Superintendent Lynn Whitaker’s letter of resignation in a special meeting on Friday, July 17, and expects to begin the search for an interim superintendent next week. Whitaker submitted his resignation to school board President Gil Gillam [...]
Jul
14
New PT Campus Comes in Under Budget
July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
By RANDY ROSS, Longview News Journal The new Pine Tree Primary School should be completed by the beginning of August and will be done for less than the projected $11.1 million, Superintendent Lynn Whitaker said Monday. During a construction report at the Pine Tree Independent School District’s board of trustees meeting, Tommy Barnes of J.E. Kingham [...]
Jul
7
Teacher Vacations: Not all Rest and Relaxation
July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment
By WES FERGUSON, Longview News Journal Come summertime, Terry Barrett’s life slows to the crawl of a John Deere tractor. She spends her days cutting and raking hay fields on her family farm in Tatum, she said, a welcome change of pace after another busy school year at Pine Tree High School. “It’s quieter, which [...]